Kittens everywhere!

Kina busied herself with her training, her focus on fighting slowly giving away to more artistic pursuits, namely the creation of various inks. She had a small pot of black walnuts boiling and decided to take a break at the center of the maze while her egret watched over the concoction. She arrived to see her father and a number of her siblings surrounded by kittens. She smiled as she saw the little creatures. They were so cute though she always felt so bad for them getting lost. These ones looked old enough, however, to be striking out on their own. It was amazing to her that at a mere 2 months kittens could start fending for themselves. It seemed far too young to her.

A couple kittens spied her and immediately wandered up. "You are too brave for your own good," she said softly to them. "What if I were a coyote?" She bristled a little at the memory of those wicked things trying to eat her. Her eyes fell on a completely white kitten with golden eyes that rubbed up against her front leg purring. She felt her heart melting. "Perhaps a few of them could make good companions? The rest we could round up and take back to the island. I have a bunch of baskets we could use, some even have lids."